I'm writing novels in Liaozhai

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Although he only flipped through it roughly, judging from his more than ten years of business experience, the content and style of these books are indeed quite outstanding, and they are also very suitable for the public to read.

Secondly, he witnessed the hot sales scene of Xingshuzhai with his own eyes, and the fact is more important than anything else.

If you miss this village, there will be no such shop.

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Wang, for your praise."

After a few words of politeness, shopkeeper Wang and Ma Jiao discussed a few words, and decided to order [-] copies of each book first, and then add more orders according to the situation.

In the end, Gu Ming waved his hand with a smile, and said to Ma Yun, "Brother Yun, how about a cooperative approach?"

Ma Yun was stunned, and subconsciously asked: "What method?"

"That's it, why don't I hand over the copyright of the book to you as the sole agent in the future.

That is to say, I am responsible for providing you with manuscripts, and you can print, promote and sell them yourself, including wholesale to booksellers, etc.”

After Gu Ming's explanation, Ma Yun, Xu Jiaying and Wang Dalong couldn't help but suddenly understood.

Obviously, the three of them are more satisfied with such a plan.

"Great, Brother Gu's proposal is very good, but" Ma Yun was a little puzzled: "Why did Brother Gu suddenly change his mind and not plan to run the study?"

"It's not that I don't want to run the business. I'm going to hand over the study to others so that I can spare time to do other things, such as organizing various exchanges in the poetry and painting club, reading books, writing books, etc."

"Ha, I got it! Brother Gu doesn't want to get too involved in business, which is understandable. After all, Brother Gu is a dignified solution now. If you take care of everything yourself, it will inevitably cause people to suffer."

"That's right, as long as Brother Yun understands."

"Actually, I have the same idea as Brother Yunzhi and Brother Gu. The main thing is that shopkeeper Wang will take care of it."

After chatting for a while, Gu Ming couldn't help getting up and said: "Well, the three of you should go to the courtyard to drink tea first, and I'll go to Le Ping and the others to discuss how to cooperate."

"Okay, you go to work first, we will walk around the yard by ourselves."

Therefore, Gu Ming immediately got up and left, and went to discuss with Nie Xiaoqian first.

Nie Xiaoqian naturally has no objection, she is very clear about Ailang's thoughts, and it is undoubtedly the best way to retreat behind the scenes.

Afterwards, Gu Ming summoned He Yongliang, Su Ling, and Dong Sheng to talk about his decision in general.

Upon hearing what Gu Ming said, He Yongliang couldn't help frowning and said, "But if you do this, I'm afraid most of the profits will be handed over to others, isn't it worthwhile?"

Su Ling didn't speak, but listened quietly.

"Leping, in fact, according to my idea, the retail sales of the study will not be affected. At that time, the books sold by the study will still be printed by ourselves, and the profit will not be reduced.

But the wholesale part is not enough, it has to be handed over to the other party.

At the same time, I intend to hand over the business of the study to the three of you. "

"what?"

Hearing this, Su Ling couldn't help being surprised.

"Why? Are you leaving Guobei County?" Dong Sheng asked anxiously.

Gu Ming smiled and waved his hands: "It's not that I'm leaving, I just don't want to get involved in business too much.

At present, the reputation of the study has already started, you only need to manage it with your heart. "

That is to say, from now on, you are the masters of the study, you only need to hand over [-]% of the profits, and you will distribute the rest by yourself.”

For the three of He Yongliang, this is undoubtedly a happy event that fell from the sky.

After all, the store is owned by Gu Ming, and he also founded it with his own hands. They hand over [-]% of the profit, and they still have [-]% to share. The income is much higher than before.

"Of course, I don't mean to leave it alone, such as the Poetry and Painting Club, I will personally come forward and hold some parties and activities on a regular basis.

For example, poetry tasting, calligraphy and painting exchanges, etc., in this way, the popularity will definitely become more and more prosperous.”

After hearing Gu Ming's explanation, He Yongliang and others felt more at ease.

Not long after, Gu Ming took He Yongliang and others to the courtyard to meet Ma Yun and the others.

After chatting for a few words, they sat together, drinking and chatting, and talking about cooperation

In the end, it was negotiated a plan that both parties were satisfied with.

Basically, the books that Gu Ming is currently writing, including the four follow-up volumes of A Dream of Red Mansions, will no longer be sold to other booksellers except for those previously ordered by the bookseller.

Ma Yun is the sole agent for the printing, publicity and sale of books, and pays Gu Ming regular remuneration.

The author's remuneration is not fixed, and is mainly divided according to the sales volume of books.Whether it is wholesale or retail, the commission is 5.00% of the price.

In short, the more sales, the more Gu Ming points.

This is a good thing for both parties.

After discussing the cooperation method, the two parties formally signed the contract.

According to the terms of the contract, Xingshuzhai can print the books itself, but only for retail sale.

That night, the two parties naturally celebrated.

The next day, Gu Ming accompanied Ma Yun and the three of them to the county town for a stroll.

However, there is nothing interesting in Guobei County and its surrounding areas, only Lanruo Temple is the most famous, but unfortunately it has a bad reputation.

You can't take the three of them to Lanruo Temple for a big adventure, right?

After staying for two days, Ma Yun and the others left Guobei County with the sample booklet, and only after returning home did they start typesetting and printing.

On the third day after the three of them left, the second batch of [-] copies of Dream of the Red Chamber was finally delivered.

As soon as the book arrived, He Yongliang arranged for someone to consign [-] volumes to Jinhua Mansion and hand it over to shopkeeper Yu, with a letter explaining the reason, asking him to go directly to Yuhang Mansion to talk to shopkeeper Wang.

Afterwards, another [-] volumes were consigned to Yuhang Mansion and handed over to Ma Yun.

The remaining [-] volumes were kept in the study and sold slowly.

Judging from the current situation, the [-] copies of Dream of the Red Chamber may not be backlogged for too long. The previous inventory has almost been sold out, and the popularity continues.

After all, the people who come to buy books are not limited to people from Guobei County, but also include a large number of outsiders who come here admiringly.

In this way, the taverns, restaurants, and inns in the county are all stained, and the passenger flow is booming.

This kind of heat lasted for almost half a month before it slowly began to drop.

However, the staff of the Poetry and Painting Club is relatively stable, and has formed a group of regular customers.

After all, the name of a person is the shadow of a tree.

Many scholars in the city have applied to join the poetry and painting club, hoping to have the opportunity to communicate with Gu Ming face to face.

According to Gu Ming's previous idea, joining poetry, painting and poetry requires payment of membership fees.

But now I have changed my mind and joined for free.However, all applicants must have relevant talents.Such as calligraphy, poems and songs, rhythm, painting and so on.

In this way, it is also possible to avoid some pretentious and arty people fishing in troubled waters.

This night, Gu Ming finally started to submit the main task.

mission accomplished

Gain experience value 1200

Obtain Level 3 Skill Exchange Symbol 1

Obtain the redemption character 1 blue for the carry-on package

Get special props: Guzheng with a sheet music

"1200 points?"

Seeing the rewarded experience points, Gu Ming couldn't help but muttered to himself.

Such a result, neither unexpected nor pleasant, is not far from the expected.

Importantly, it is finally possible to upgrade!

In reality, his fame is already Jieyuan, but the character level in the system is still Gongsheng, and now he is finally going to be promoted to Juren.

Presumably, after the upgrade, there will inevitably be a qualitative leap in strength.

Afterwards, Gu Ming took a look at the Guzheng rewarded by the system. It looked really antique and of excellent quality.

It looks like an ordinary guzheng in appearance, but since it is a special prop, it must have its special features.

As for the piano score, Gu Ming took a look. There were almost a hundred songs on it, including classic songs from previous lives, and famous songs passed down from this world.

Next, they exchanged the skill talisman and the carry-on package upgrade talisman respectively.

There is nothing to say, first upgrade the painting to level 3.

Then the silk bag was upgraded from white quality to blue quality.

Before, the storage space of the white quality silk bag was about one cubic meter, but after the upgrade, it instantly became taller, about the size of a small room.

There are more things in this bottom, and it is not a problem to put two beds.

After a while, Gu Ming walked out of the room and came to Nie Xiaoqian who was sitting quietly in the courtyard, and whispered:

"Xiaoqian, tonight my cultivation base will break through to a new level. I don't know how long it will last. Don't panic at that time, and don't come in to disturb me."

"Oh?"

Nie Xiaoqian opened her eyes in surprise.

Gu Ming smiled and nodded.

"That's great, Yu'er and I will stay outside and not let anyone disturb you."

"Well, I'm going back to the house first, so don't panic no matter what happens."

After finishing speaking, Gu Ming waved his hand, turned and walked back to the room.

Then he called up the system interface, brewed his emotions, then called out the system interface, and clicked the "" sign at the character level with a thought

Chapter 1 has been upgraded again: Juren!

congratulations, you have been upgraded

Host: Gu Ming

Location: Liaozhai World

Level: Juren The next level: Jie Yuan

XP: 7128000

Points: 70

Skills: Export as a chapter 2

Skills: Brilliant Pen Blossom Level 2

Skills: Calligraphy Level 3, Painting Level 3, Chess Level 2, Temperament Level 3

Weapon: Chinese script brush blue

Special first tools: blue silk bag, jasper flute, zither, lower case writing brush, double-speed stickers.

Congratulations, you have learned a new skill: see the details

Congratulations, I have learned a new skill: the stroke of magic

Note 1: When you use Clarity, you can see things in the dark, identify evil spirits, and gain insight into subtle things. When you upgrade to a certain level, you can gain insight into the secrets of heaven

Note 2: You can draw physical phantoms out of thin air by using the magical pen, and you can even transform living things when you upgrade the level